Letters to the Burnettwork Bullpen

Back in the day, it was as much fun to read the Marvel Comics Bullpen (letters to Marvel’s creators and Editor-In-Chief, Stan Lee) as it was to read the action and adventure happening in each issue. We’ve decided to pay homage to that tradition and share some of the great letters and comments we receive at The Burnettwork on a daily basis. Bullpen editor, Mike Bawden, provides intros (and occassionally comments) on letters provided by our fellow Imagination Connoisseurs.

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(Please note: Not every letter will be published or read during a stream and many of the submissions will be edited for clarity and readability.)

Imagination Connoisseur, Troy Williams, has a question about the where the "Star Wars crawl" was for ROGUE ONE and SOLO. Does the decision to not include crawls in front of those movies help or hurt the franchise? Does it even matter?
Let us know what you think, in the comments section, below.

Imagination Connoisseur, Ezekiel McAdams, is concerned about Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, revivals and retreads. But now he'd like know what movies RMB would like to see remade (since that's what all the cool kids are doing these days).
Read on ...

Imagination Connoisseur, Craig Stratton, thinks he may have spotted a flaw in Rob's claim that Star Wars Star Destroyers can't take off or land on planets.
Yes, folks, you've entered The Post-Geek Singularity. Welcome.

Imagination Connoisseur, Jerry Kelly, suggests that RMB might be a little harder on the Star Trek re-boot films than he should be. Just how much slack should JJ and company be cut for the Kelvin-verse?

Imagination Connoisseur, Koba, thinks the Star Wars spinoff films are better than the sequel trilogy films. In fact, he considers them to be the best Star Wars content Disney has created since acquiring Lucasfilms. Agree or disagree?

Imagination Connoisseur, Willow Yang, turns a critical eye onto the next generation of Star Trek television with her review of "Encounter at Farpoint" - the pilot episode marking the return of Trek to the TV.

Imagination Connoisseur, Paul Morgera, doesn't like Episode 8 of the Star Wars saga. And when we say he doesn't like it, we mean he REALLY doesn't like it. Like he thinks it's worse than the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Yeah. That's bad.

Imagination Connoisseur, Mark Churay, remembers some of the "more forgettable" sci-fi classics from the 70s and asks us to recall the period known as "Diesel Punk" (or "Atomic Punk") and asks why "retro" sci-fi isn't explored more often.

Imagination Connoisseur, Marc P, asks if verisimilitude is more important than meaning. Aren't there times when the effect of something on screen is more important than whether it could actually happen?
Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Imagination Connoisseur, Charlotte H., hopes the upcoming film BLADE and the Disney+ series, "Moonknight", will fully realize the violence in the source material and go "R" ... is that possible?
Is that even a good idea?

Imagination Connoisseur, Terry Flynn, directs our attention to an inspired send-up of the new Star Wars movie by the Auralnauts - and makes an important point about the franchise's health in the process.

Imagination Connoisseur, Carl Jahnke, provides a new rationale as to why the Empire doesn't land their capital ships on a planet like Tatooine.
You only get this quality of thinking in The Post-Geek Singularity, people. Savor it!

Oh, what tangled webs are being woven for our favorite characters now. Imagination Connoisseur, Koba, asks if studios are making storylines too hard for the casual fan to follow - especially by spreading stories out between theatrical and streaming releases.

Imagination Connoisseur, Paul in Long Beach, reminisces about the movies he saw as a kid growing up in the early 80s.
What was your favorite movies from the early 80s? Leave your recommendation in the comment section below.

Imagination Connoisseur, Patrick Finch, talks about the dichotomy presented by fans who complain about changing beloved characters' races and other fans who complain there isn't enough racial diversity in films. Where's the happy medium?

Imagination Connoisseur, Stephan Beam, asks RMB to help put his favorite scary movies from his childhood into the pantheon of classic horror films.
What were your favorite horror films growing up? Share them in the comments section, below.

Imagination Connoisseur, Jack Watkinson, asks an interesting question regarding the recent spate of musical biopics: if the filmmaker doesn't have the blessing of a deceased artist's family, should they make the film anyway?

Imagination Connoisseur, Craig Stratton, asks a great question about screen adaptations of classic stories. If the film doesn't resemble the story in any way (other than a shared title), is it really an adaptation?

Imagination Connoisseur, Ian Samuels, writes in to explain how the Star Wars franchise has a history of making story and canon changes on the fly in order to maintain its appeal to its core audience. The latest trailer is just one more example.

Imagination Connoisseur, Stubble McShave, takes a deep dive into the fantasy genre of literature and encourages The Post-Geek Singularity to take a second look if they haven't read a good fantasy book lately.

Imagination Connoisseur, Jeffrey Mao, discusses how a persons gains knowledge, develops an interest and becomes a critical thinker in a specific area - a pattern of behavior that seems to be lacking in younger generations today. But why?

Imagination Connsoisseur, Nicholas Hughes, takes issue with George Lucas's claim that Jar-Jar Binks was the first CG character to be in a movie. That title should go to the dragon in Dragonheart. Has this movie been overlooked?

An Imagination Connoisseur, CK (formerly Catalin Kitt), writes a cautionary note to The Post-Geek Singularity about diving too deeply into the debate about religion that came up on Sunday's episode of ROBSERVATIONS.

Imagination Connoisseur, Brian Ng, suggests a trade between Disney and SONY to return Spider-Man to the MCU.
Who would you trade to get Spider-Man back? Post your proposed trade in the comments section, below.

Imagination Connoisseur, David Miller, writes in to express his disappointment with the quality (and theme) of Star Trek games - and it's a problem that's been around for decades. Why can't someone fix it?

Just when you thought Lisa Simpson might be the newest Disney Princess, Imagination Connoisseur, Franz M., has to come and spoil it. Not really. Franz lays out the challenges facing TV's longest-running show as ownership of the franchise changes hands from FOX to Disney.

Imagination Connoisseur, David Crabtree, observes that as popular as MCU movies are, they don’t seem to have any “iconic” shots that will help define an era quite like classic movies of previous generations.

Imagination Connoisseur, Dieter Bastian, isn’t concerned with the business reasons for SONY’s split from Disney and the MCU. He sees plenty of opportunities ahead for both the Spider- and Marvel Cinematic Universes.

Imagination Connoisseur, Ace, says he knows what’s wrong with Superman. He’s “Superficial.” In a rollicking post, Ace goes on to point out the problems he sees in a 2-dimensional hero in serious need of updating.

Imagination Connoisseur, Mark Churay, provides some insightful commentary on the “problems” with Superman and how they may reflect a larger problem we, as a society, has when it comes to dealing our failures and the aspirational standards represented by super heroes, in general.

Imagination Connoisseur, Ian Samuels, provides some interesting observations about the breaking news that SONY and Disney have fallen out of favor with each other and that Spider-Man looks like he’ll be MIA in the MCU’s future.

Imagination Connoisseur, Martin Lawrence, shares his geek journey with the Post-Geek Singularity and explains how a guy selling burgers in a van helped him go from anxious nerd to double-black belt awesomeness.

Imagination Connoisseur, Leon L, writes in about his personal experiences as a first-generation, Asian-American and how he was often subjected to Asian stereotypes that he still sees reflected in American media today.

Imagination Connoisseur, Reelgirl26, says that she’s finally reached a point where she wants to enjoy films and she appreciates the recommendations and positive comments provided by other members of the Post-Geek Singularity.

Imagination Connoisseur, Ian Samuels, sends in his indictment of filmmaker Joss Whedon, for failing to fully develop the Reavers in SERENITY, the theatrical film that wrapped up the awesome sci-fi TV series, Firefly.

Imagination Connoisseur, Koba, sends in a response to yesterday’s Robservations episode about the necessity of R-ratings. Koba’s position might surprise you – he says we need more R-rated movies for the good of society.

Imagination Connoisseur, Stubble McShave, shares his love (and interest) in the Wheel of Time series of books and suggests that maybe it’s time for fans to take a serious look at this franchise currently in-development at Amazon.